Services, value added (% of GDP) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Puerto Rico is 51.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Puerto Rico peaked at 64.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2019.
That places Puerto Rico 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.6% | — |
| 1963 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 61.7% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 63.1% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 60.7% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 61.0% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 64.1% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 62.3% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 61.8% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 60.4% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 58.6% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 56.9% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 55.5% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 56.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 51.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 78% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 51.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.8%, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.1% | 59.6% | 63.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 61.6% | 58.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 55.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 51.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 49.5% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 49.1% | 51.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 137 Morocco 52.3% compare
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- 139 Bangladesh 52.1% compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 51.2% compare
- 142 Cote d'Ivoire 51.2% compare
- 143 Pakistan 50.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Puerto Rico?
- Services, value added in Puerto Rico was 51.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2019.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for services, value added?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.